Cosmologic philosophy: This summarizes my view (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, November 27, 2016, 15:39 (2918 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: Many thanks for this. It is indeed a fine summary of your views, and in terms of the facts, there is precious little that I would disagree with. But the judgements need to be separated from the facts. ......If there were a million Earths with a million forms of life, or there were no other Earths and no other forms of life, Earth and earthly life would still seem special to me, although in cosmic terms they may be insignificant. Might we serve “some cosmic role” (which I take to mean is there some sort of God with a purpose)? How can anyone possibly know?

I've cut down your comments to the nubbin. "How can anyone possibly know" always comes across to me as pleading for absolute proof. That will never be, and you stay satisfied with that position. For those of us who are not satisfied, we look at the reality we see, assume and conclude logically it requires planning, and reach the point that we develop a faith in our conclusions and accept the position that a planning mind is absolutely required. God. That we are here to debate the point is proof enough, when it is realized our consciousness developed from an inorganic universe that is enormously hostile to living matter, on a tiny, very special planet with a host of built-in protective mechanisms, when the loss of any one of them would be fatal!